Darned to Heck

Six Feet Under

"...Inconceivable." Leviathan's voice was barely above whisper as he held up a white silk handkerchief to his bleeding nose. He walked briskly to where I rested beneath the rock and squatted down. "How is this possible?" He spoke to himself.

Asmodeus, who had now gotten up from the floor returned his chair upright and settled back into it. "I have absolutely no idea." He grinned.

"Allie?" Leviathan spoke to the rock. "Are you aware of what you just did?" he didn't seem mad at all that I had essentially smacked him in the face with a wall, but I was a still little bit pissed that they had started attacking each other purely over who 'owned' me again so I was going to make them work for their answers. For once I had the upper hand over the both of them, and I was enjoying it.

He removed the handkerchief from his face which had already healed and turned back to Asmodeus. "Can she hear us?" He asked.

"I'm pretty sure that she can,  Allie?" Again I gave no response. He sighed in frustration before repeating my name with no success.

"She's being stubborn." He muttered.

Wow that was rude. I pushed a lump of rock up under the leg of his chair, causing it to topple backwards. Damn demon was too quick on his feet to fall over with the chair, but I made him stand up in surprise at least. Leviathan laughed at his brother so I shoved him too. He almost fell, but again infuriatingly regained his balance. "Now now Allie," he chided me. "That was not very nice."

You're not very nice. I replied childishly. Damn demons not falling over when I pushed them.

Oh, I think I see the problem here. Leviathan's voice sounded clearly in my mind. We are supposed to be accepting our punishments brother, but we have so far resisted.

Punishments? Asmodeus asked, relieved to have an entry into my mind.

Our reflexes thwarted her attempt at a reprimand for our bad behaviour. He replied, I could feel him poking around inside my head.

Fuck off. I shoved at him with the rock again. He fell over dutifully, dramatically clutching at his head which he had 'banged' in the process. Asmodeus looked at him in confusion.

You're just taking the piss now. I thought angrily at Leviathan, who couldn't hide his smirk.

Being as I have now accepted my punishment. He thought, sitting up and straightening his immaculate clothes. Perhaps we can have a little chat?

I scowled at him mentally, causing his cocky grin to grow wider. There was definitely something sexy about that infuriating half-smile combined with his hair that had been messed up a little by his theatrics. Asmodeus's expression told me that Leviathan was not the type of man that would roll around on the floor for just anybody. I mentally sighed before answering. What could you possibly want to know? Sarcasm dripped from every syllable.

He considered it for a moment, Asmodeus stood silently next to him, also lost in thought. Well first I suppose, I would like to know if you are alright?

His question actually caught me off guard a little. Just peachy. I replied, somewhat suspicious but also flattered. The rock was working double time and excitedly announced to me that it would soon be turning off my oxygen supply so that I could breathe by myself. Leviathan sensed my apprehension at this announcement.

Are you sure? He seemed genuinely concerned.

Yes I'm fine.

Secondly then, how exactly did you just attack me with the floor?

Ummmmm... yeah that one might be a little harder to explain.

Take your time, we have the rest of eternity my dear.

Damn how is he making my heart flutter like this?! I'm literally six feet under and his stupid demon charm still gets to me, this is ridiculous. Oh shit wait. DON'T GET ANY IDEAS. I yelled at him, remembering that he was listening particularly intently to my thoughts at that moment. I was grateful for his lack of response, though I could tell he was feeling pleased with himself about my reaction to him, smug prick.

Ok so, I do this. I stuck my arms out in front of me, sending a towering mountain of rock crashing spectacularly into a chandelier fifteen feet above me.

Shit. I winced and pulled my arms back a little as the crystal shards scattered down like glass snow. Asmodeus looked up, bewildered at my vertical path of destruction. That, uh, I'll clean that up later, sorry Asmodeus.

It's ok Allie. He replied.

I really don't know how to explain it, the rock just copies me. Whatever I do, it does. Or I can be more specific and move certain parts of it, but it's not like I'm asking it to, it's like we are the same thing.

~time to breathe!~

How interes- Allie?

SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT. I started suffocating underneath the rock as it suddenly shifted my oxygen supply from automatic to manual. My lungs were almost entirely new and I didn't know how to control them. It was like having two aliens in my chest and we hadn't learned how to communicate yet. My panic levels were increasing sharply.

"ALLIE!" Asmodeus yelled, pushing as much of the rock away from where I was as he could. Unfortunately I was deeper than he could reach, my lungs started to burn from the lack of oxygen and I cried out weakly. The rock swirled around me, confused. I could almost feel it thinking 'ohhhhh right.' Before sending a massive jolt of electricity through my heart.

Asmodeus jumped back from the shock that burst through the rock and blood flooded my lungs as the vital muscle began to beat. I gasped and inhaled deeply, stretching my new lungs to full capacity before exhaling. I sat up and the rock melted away from my body, leaving me completely naked and shivering in a black pool with two very concerned and baffled demons stood in amazement over me.